When we think too much about the opinions of others, we are letting them edit a book God has written.

I'm the kind of person who wants to present my most honest, authentic self to the world, so I hide backstage and rehearse honest and authentic lines until the curtain opens.

There are two types of men in this world--one is looking for a woman to make his life complete and the other is looking for a woman to join his complete life.

It is always the simple things that change our lives. And these things never happen when you are looking for them to happen. Life will reveal answers at the pace life wishes to do so. You feel like running, but life is on a stroll. This is how God does things.

When I walked into the Christian section of a bookstore, the message was clear: Faith is something you do alone. Rick does not have much tolerance for people living alone. He's like Bill Clinton in that he feels everyone's pain. If Rick thinks somebody is lonely, he can't sleep at night. He wants us all to live with each other and play nice so he can get some rest. Tortured soul.

True intimacy, the exchange of affection between two people who are not lying, is transforming.

Meaningful stories have lots and lots of conflict. If we avoid conflict, our stories won't be meaningful.